SR 107 — Commending Nuckols Farm Elementary School.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23101931D SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

107 IE Offered January 26, 2023 N Commending Nuckols Farm Elementary School.

TN ––––––––––R Patron––DunnavantAgreed Rto ––––––––––by the Senate, February 2, 2023 WHEREAS, Nuckols Farm Elementary School was selected as a National Blue Ribbon School in O 2022, becoming the only school in Henrico County Public Schools to win the award twice;

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and 1 WHEREAS, Nuckols Farm Elementary School and the other recipients of the National Blue Ribbon7 Schools awards were honored at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C., in November 2022;

now, theRESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Nuckols Farm Elementary School hereby be commended on the occasion of its selection as a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Crystal Metzger, principal of Nuckols Farm Elementary School, as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for the school's achievements in service to young people in Henrico County.